Limestone
This rock ranges in color from white to yellow to pink to red to gray to black. It is usually used as building material and in statues.
This rock ranges in color from white to yellow to pink to red to gray to black. It is usually used as building material and in statues.
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 16260 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Mace head, limestone, fragment. Pear-shaped; having in relief a presentation(?) scene with seated god and standing adorant-much weathered. [drawing 1:1] |
| 16343 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Mace head. Pear-shaped. Fluted Limestone |
| 16170 | 31-43-177 | (none) | (none) | Mace Head. Limestone. White. Fragment. With design in relief of a serpent with a forked toung. Attribute of Nin-gis-Zida? P.31.43.176 Phil. (no photo available) diam 0046 VI BC |
| 16675 | 31-43-276 | (none) | (none) | Mace Head. Limestone. White. Squat Pear Shaped. [Drawing] lob to seal. Ht 005 D. 0025. Vol VII Rubbish AH |
| 18837 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Mace head. White limestone; inscribed. |
| 11678 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Mace Head. Limestone? Gypsum? On the top, lion devouring another beast(?) On the sides bearded bulls. Inscription(much broken) Dedication to Shamash possibly by Nannar-?(?) son or daughter of AN-BU (?)(of Mari)? |
| 16337 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Mace head. White limestone. Bottom end missing. [drawing] |
| 16231 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Mace head. White limestone. Pear-shaped with incised design. [drawing 1:1] |
| 16342 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Mace head. White limestone. Pear-shaped. |
| 17893B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Mace-head. [A-B] Two of white limestone. Poorly shaped and rather damaged: B has its surface much decayed. [drawing 1:2] |
| 17892A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Mace-head. White limestone. Plain: surface slightly worn. [drawing 1:1] |
| 17893A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Mace-head. [A-B] Two of white limestone. Poorly shaped and rather damaged: B has its surface much decayed. [drawing 1:2] |
| 18223 | (none) | 1933,1013.98 | (none) | Macehead. Very flat type, of extremely hard and white limestone. A hole has been made, apparently intentionally between the center and one side of the rim. |
| 12220 | 31-16-431 | (none) | (none) | Mortar. Limestone. White. Type LXXX. Variant. [drawing] | |
| 10742 | (none) | (none) | B16938 | Necklace with silver dog amulet Jasper, carnelian, silver beads and one (oolite?) Silver dog has a harness represented by a relatively wide band of copper round neck along top of back and running round rear portion of body in a single piece. Body perforated longitudinally. For order and sketch see Field Note. | |
| 2937C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace [D] including 15 beads carnelian-1 glass- 1 pebble- 3 crystal- 2 paste- 2 sard-and [A-C] three cylinder seals. (A) Red marble Assyrian influence about BC 700. [drawing] (B) Hematite: Sun god rising sword in hand on mountain-3 lines inscription worn out-BC 2000. (C) Limestone [Drawing]. [E Tablet according to British Museum. Not attested on field card] |
| 9239 | (none) | (none) | B17246 | Offering table Limestone White Made in 2 pieces Part of table missing | |
| 8217 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Offering table of white limestone. Made in 2 pieces, a flat plate and a foot, fastened together with bitumen. (card received from Mallowan 1976. TE Reade) |
| 8276 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Offering table. Limestone. White. Broken and fragmentary. Made in 2 pieces, a flat plate and a foot fastened together with bitumen. cf. U.8217 similar type. |
| 8223 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Offering table. White limestone. Only the stem left, and that not perfect. Scratched design of palm leaves(?) [drawing] |
| 12319 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Offering table. White limestone. Engraved with palm design. Top tray badly broken. |
| 9914 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Offering-table White limestone Only the stem, and that broken and imperfect [drawing] |
| 11841 | 30-12-549 | (none) | (none) | Palette. Soft fossiliferous limestone in form of a shell. Outside decorated with a mountain pattern: the inside is divided into 3 compartments containing the remains of white pigment. | |
| 11149 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pestle. Limestone. White. Shaped like a truncated cone with convex ends. [drawing] |
| 17717 | 32-40-436 | (none) | (none) | Pictograph. Limestone. [drawing 1:1] |
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Breccia - Chert/Flint - Sandstone - Shale
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